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The Devil Wears Prada 2 12A

MORE TIMES ADDED: Screening until Thu 14 May
"★★★★ – fabulous escapism" – Independent
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Primavera 15

Screening from Fri 8 May
★★★★ – The Times
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Our Land 12A

Screening until Thu 14 May
★★★★ – The Guardian
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The Sheep Detectives PG

Screening from Fri 15 May
★★★★ – Telegraph
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NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World 12A

Thu 28 May, 7pm | Sat 30 May, 5.15pm (caps) | Sun 31 May, 3pm | Thu 4 Jun, 7pm
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The Christophers 15

Screening from Fri 15 May
★★★★ – Time Out
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Shane Embury of Napalm Death - In Conversation 16+

Fri 15 May, 7.30pm
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Kokuho 15

Screening from Fri 15 May
★★★★ – Time Out
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Our Land 12A

Screening until Thu 14 May

★★★★ – The Guardian. Our Land takes us into the heart of the ‘Right to Roam’ movement as it embarks on a provocative trail of mass trespass.

Screening today
1.00pm 8.30pm
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Primavera 15

Screening from Fri 8 May

★★★★ – The Times. An extraordinarily talented violinist comes under Vivaldi’s tutelage, and their fateful meeting will change the course of both their lives.

Screening today
1.15pm 5.45pm
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 12A

MORE TIMES ADDED: Screening until Thu 14 May

"★★★★ – fabulous escapism" – Independent. Gird your loins, the devil is back! After twenty years, The Devil Wears Prada 2 reunites Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci in the cutthroat world of New York fashion.

Screening today
1.30pm 5.15pm 8.00pm
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Cinema & Cinema-going In Leicester 1900-1939 18+

Mondays, 11 May – 8 June, 2pm – 4pm

This 4-week course examines the heady, formative decades of Leicester’s cinemas in terms of the films, the neighbourhood and City Centre picturehouses, following the historical links that lead to Phoenix Cinema today.

Screening today
2.00pm
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The Stranger 15

Screening until Thu 14 May

"★★★★★ – lustrously beautiful and superbly realised" – Guardian. François Ozon returns with a career-best work, an exquisite adaptation of Albert Camus’s classic existential novel.

Screening today
5.15pm
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Hokum 15

Screening until Thu 14 May

Damien McCarthy (Oddity) returns with a terrifying new horror film starring Adam Scott (Severance) as misanthropic writer Ohm Bauman.

Screening today
8.15pm

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Vacancies

Interested in joining our team? We're currently recruiting for a number of roles across our organisation, from marketing and commercial development to our cinema programme team. Find out more about the roles on offer, and how to apply.

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Marilyn at 100

Screenings throughout Jun

In celebration of 100 years since the birth of Marilyn Monroe, we present a short season of her work including some of her greatest comedy performances alongside her superb (and underseen) dramatic roles.

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Andrzej Wajda Centenary

Films screening across May

To mark the centenary of Andrzej Wajda’s birth and to celebrate this visionary filmmaker, we present a selection of his finest work including his rarely screened final film Afterimage.

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Christopher Nolan 18+

Mondays, 20 Jul – 10 Aug, 7pm – 8.30pm

With The Odyssey set to become the biggest movie of the summer, join us for a 4-week deep dive into the unique filmography of Christopher Nolan.

Exhibitions & Talks

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Amaal Said: Open Country

Fri 27 Mar – Sun 28 Jun | Phoenix gallery, free

Amaal Said's work Open Country follows a Somali mother and daughter as they set out on foot to trace Pilgrim's Way. The film explores the tension between being present in the here and now while still yearning for another place.

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Computational Constructs: Sean Clark

Extended until Mon 25 May | Café Bar, Free

Our current Café Bar exhibition is Computational Constructs, the latest work by Leicester-based computer artist and curator Sean Clark.

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Leicester Computer Art History

Launching Thu 28 May | Café Bar, free

Launching on 28 May, this all-new exhibition from the Computer Arts Archive will feature prints by renowned computer- and digital-artists with a connection to Leicester, including Pip Greasley, Susan Tebby, David Everitt, Antonio Roberts and Ashok Mistry, and more.

About Cinema

Phoenix is an independent cinema screening the best films from around the world, from micro-budget foreign pictures to Hollywood blockbusters.

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About Art

Phoenix’s art and digital culture programme presents free exhibitions by artists from across the world, supported by Arts Council England and De Montfort University.

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Learning & Education

Whether for pleasure, professional skills or education, Phoenix's short courses, talks, workshops and screenings make learning rewarding and fun.